Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1908 — AMATEUR BOXER KILLED [ARTICLE]

AMATEUR BOXER KILLED

Engaged with a Friend Who Strikes Him Over the Heart and Death Ensues. In an ameteur boxing tournament following the regular performance at the Bijou theater at Philadelphia Tuesday Willie Robinson aged nineteen years, was killed while boxing with Charles Wolf, of the same age. Robinson and Wolf, who were/ friends, had been in the ring but thir-ty-five seconds when the latter struck Robinson a severe blow over the heart I&blnson collapsed on the stage and became nursnseious, dying on the way to a hospital. were to have boxed tliiW Zounds for a prize. Fred Dougreferee, under fhen* the tournaments are held, togetUdrwltli Wolf, Frank Moore (his and Marcus Williams (second tot Robinson) were arrested.